Unsuspicious

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not suspicious; not suspecting, unaware (of something).

    "[…] he his guide requested (For so from such as nearer stood we heard), As over-tired, to let him lean awhile With both his arms on those two massy pillars, That to the arched roof gave main support. He unsuspicious led him; […]"

  2. 2
    Not arousing suspicion.

    "The skeletons in this sport’s hitherto unsuspicious closet belong to upward of a dozen top-notch show jumpers, all insured for $50,000 to $250,000, all killed by a hitman-for-hire in an insurance-fraud scheme perpetrated by some of the most sterling names in the business."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not suspicious wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
trustfulartlessbluffbluntborn yesterdaycandid

Example

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"On his release, at the end of his sentence, he resumed his old business of victimizing the unsuspicious—among whom I was one."

Etymology

From un- + suspicious.

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